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hi all, I have a 52 star twin that keeps burning out plugs, I have used B7HS NGK and champion L82C , has anyone had the same problem?i have done 150 miles since complete rebuild but never had this problem when I last had it on the road approx. 25 years ago!

Something odd going on if plugs are actually burning out. Are the electrodes melting? My '51 Star Twin has run happily for many years on NGK B7HS plugs and bog standard carb settings.You do have to be careful to avoid counterfeit plugs - if they are too cheap to be true, they are indeed too cheap to be true.What colour are your plugs? White means running too weak.

hi all, I have a 52 star twin that keeps burning out plugs, I have used B7HS NGK and champion L82C , has anyone had the same problem?i have done 150 miles since complete rebuild but never had this problem when I last had it on the road approx. 25 years ago!

This means different things to different people. When you say 'burning out' do you simply mean the plugs have stopped working electrically or do you literally mean the electrodes are burning away?

When you say they have stopped working, have you put an ohm meter between the central electrode and the cap and found they have gone open circuit? However, this would be very unusual for a modern spark plug unless the engine has been running very hot!

Or is it just the case that the engine only runs well when you put new replacement plugs in? If so, it's likely that either the engine carburation is not right or the engine has a different issue (eg poor compression or incorrect valve timing).

thanks for your replies,done about 15 miles today and everthing ok, plugs light brown in colour in the middle but black on the outer, opened it up more today as still running in , never missed a beat. how do you check plugs with an ohm meter?

It sounds as though it's running fine. I don't think there's anything wrong with your plugs but, if one had failed electrically the copper wire connecting the cap on the top to the central electrode might have gone open circuit so that you would have measured zero Ohms with the multi-meter.